Welcome to My Architect - Also home of Alan R Consulting

I live in Tyler Texas and am an architect, private pilot and avid amateur photographer.
As of January 2016, I am now retired from being a principal and owner
at one of the most successful
firms here in Northeast Texas. I created this site
to contain information about me as an architect and about
architecture and generally related topics as well.

After working as an architect since December 1982 through
December 2015, I have
extensive experience in:
architectural design, construction documents,
construction administration, computer aided design (CAD) systems and
general office computer systems, hardware and software, giving presentations, public
speaking, graphic design and photography.

Being retired, I am now interested in doing
some part time work and would like to get
involved in teaching where I may be able to use my years of
experience to help students interested in careers in architecture,
drafting, engineering and photography.

I am also open to short
duration contract work as an independent consultant for other architects, engineers and
contractors who may need my help as well as for doing photography
for architects, engineers and contractors. I do not want to work
full-time as I have a number of personal projects that I have had on the back-burner for years.

Many architects, engineers and contractors in the East Texas region
know me and know that I am a highly-skilled, competent, hard-working
architect as well as being an honest ethical and decent person and,
if you want my help, you will get the best I have to offer. I was
with my former company, for 16 years, 11 of those as an owner and
principal and, in all that time, the only two design awards we ever
won adjucicated by other architects were BOTH for my projects. I am
a highly skilled designer and often handled the most complex and
messy projects in my office, such as the Como-Pickton remodel and
addition, Alvarado ISD projects, Brownsboro ISD projects and the
latest, the Bullard Intermediate School project.

A version of this site also is on FaceBook and may be found by
clicking the icon below:

I also created and maintain a public FaceBook page to help anyone interested in a career in architecture
called
"So you want to be an Architect" and you can explore it by
clicking the link.